Sunday, May 10, 2026

Finding the Song Inside “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: August Wilson’s Century Cycle Resonates with Spiritual Force at the Barrymore The sound of a guitar being gently strummed is what draws me in, but it is the fe…

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Friday, May 8, 2026

Photos: Tom Hanks Visits JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE and THE BALUSTERS

Tom Hanks recently paid a visit to two Broadway productions, Joe Turner's Come and Gone and The Balusters. The iconic actor, who was last seen on stage in This World of Tomorrow in 2025, pos…

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Sunday, May 3, 2026

“JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE” IS BACK ON BROADWAY by Ron Fassler

By Samuel L. Leiter As I watched the revival of August Wilson’s emotionally explosive but dramatically stiff Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, I was struck by …

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Finding the Song Again: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Returns to Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

Nearly 40 years after its Broadway debut at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone returns to the same stage in its second Broadway revival—and it lands with quiet force…

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Is Home Again in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Ruben Santiago-Hudson has spent a large part of his career inside August Wilson’s world. He won a Tony Award for his performance in Seven Guitars, directed the Tony-winning revival of Jitn…

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE Still Packs A Punch by Jacob Malizio

Contemplative in tone, it is certainly one of Wilson’s quieter works. Yet the play probably shouldn’t feel like an extended chill-out session, as it frequently does in Debbie Allen’s n…

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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone review – August Wilson play makes uneven return to Broadway by Juan A Ramírez

Ethel Barrymore theatre, New YorkDebbie Allen’s revival of the 1984 drama boasts a compelling cast, led by Taraji P Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, but too many notes are offEarlier thi…

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6 Reasons Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Is Worth Finding on Broadway by Beth Stevens

In Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, people are trying to get themselves back. Debbie Allen’s production at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre never loses sight of that. Allen saw the Broadway premie…

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Taraji P Henson: ‘It’s exhausting to have to fight for my worth’ by Kaitlyn McNab

The Oscar-nominee on Hollywood burnout, Black resilience and her Broadway debut in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and GoneOn a Wednesday evening in midtown New York, generations X thr…

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Photos: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Cast Meets the Press at Planet Hollywood NYC

Directed by Golden Globe Award and four-time Emmy Award winner Debbie Allen, Joe Turner's Come and Gone is getting ready to begin performances on Broadway. The cast recently met the press, l…

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Drew Barrymore Wants to Star in a DEATH BECOMES HER Remake

While the musical version of Death Becomes Her plays on at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Drew Barrymore is cooking up some ideas for the beloved title to return to the screen. On a recent episo…

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

Star-Struck on Broadway: "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Othello" and "The Picture of Dorian G by Jan Simpson

As everyone knows, big name movie and TV stars have been invading Broadway this spring (click here for a rundown of who is doing what) and theatergoers are paying big bucks for the bragging …

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Photos: OTHELLO on Broadway Welcomes Joe and Jill Biden for A Backstage Visit

The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and the high profile guest list included President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden. Check out photos from…

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Inside OTHELLO's Opening Night with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal by BroadwayWorld

The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first Broadway bow in the 21st century. The revival is helmed by Kenny Leon an…

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Photos: OTHELLO Brings Out Pres. Joe Biden, Jennifer Lopez and More on Opening Night!

The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first official Broadway bow in the 21st century. Go inside opening night as Pr…

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Video: Inside OTHELLO's Opening Night with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal

The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first Broadway bow in the 21st century. The revival is helmed by Kenny Leon an…

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'Othello' Director Kenny Leon and Denzel Washington Are "Absolutely" Discussing a Potential Film Adaptation by Lexi Carson

The play starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal officially opened Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and marks the third project Washington and Leon have collaborated on.

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Photos: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal at OTHELLO Opening Night Curtain Call

Othello, starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal is now officially open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. See …

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Othello review " Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal's underwhelming blockbuster by Adrian Horton

Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it's disappointingly muddled With the smell of doom and regression in th…

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Denzel Washington's 'Othello,' With Jake Gyllenhaal, Has Two Great Star Turns But Little Flavor: Theater Review by Danvariety

If there is an American leading man better-equipped to bring Shakespeare to the masses than Denzel Washington, I can't think of him. Well, "the masses" may be a stretch " the new production …

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Review Roundup: OTHELLO, Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal

Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal go toe-to-toe in Broadway's latest production …

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Andrew Burnap Leaps from Snow White's Fairy Tale to Othello's Tragedy by Beth Stevens

Andrew Burnap is having a career-defining week, transitioning seamlessly from Disney fantasy to Shakespearean tragedy. Having finished his duties as Jonathan in the live-action Snow White, t…

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

On March 11, 1959: A Raisin in the Sun Opened on Broadway by Andrew Gans, Marc J. Franklin

Hansberry's seminal drama about the experiences of a Black family in Chicago opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

David Cromer on Good Night, and Good Luck and Offering 'Perspective' in a Fragile World by Darryn King

As both a director and a performer, David Cromer has been drawn to awfully cramped spaces. Though he won his Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band's Visit"stag…

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Broadway's 'Othello' With Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal Sells Out First Week, Shattering House Records With A $2.6 Million Weekly Gros by Greg Evans

Othello, the new Broadway production of Shakespeare's tale of power and envy starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal broke four house records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre last week,…

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Sunday, December 1, 2024

Broadway Review: "Our Town" at the Barrymore Theatre (Currently On) by David Roberts

"Our Town" by Thorton Wilder is recognized as a classic, and the revival now playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, directed by Kenny Leon is the perfect example of why it has a…

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Friday, November 29, 2024

Video: Katie Holmes Shares OUR TOWN Pre-Show Rituals

Katie Holmes visited The Tonight Show to discuss the new production of Our Town, which is currently running at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. On the show, she shared some of her pre-show ritua…

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Review: Our Town by JK

Review of the Saturday, November 9, 2024 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Billy Eugene Jones, Ephraim Syk…

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Friday, October 25, 2024

Our Town *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 25, 2024: The minute I walked in the door at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to see director Kenny Leon's much-lauded revival of Thornton Wilder's beloved 1938 cla…

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Video: The Cast of OUR TOWN Gets Ready for Broadway

Small town USA is coming to big city NYC this fall. Tony winning director Kenny Leon has assembled a cast of 28 for the fifth Broadway revival of Our Town, which opens on October 10 at the E…

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Broadway's 'Othello' at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre by Belaid S

Broadway is gearing up for a blockbuster revival of Othello, featuring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in leading roles. Directed

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